Book 10: Chapter 2
“Your Majesty!”
The soldiers tasked with defending the city turned their heads around and knelt down when they saw the silhouette coming up the city wall.
Elizabeth looked at them and waved her hand, “The enemy is before us, so you don’t need to bother with the formalities. Looking at the corpses below is enough to make one feel frustrated. I haven’t been onto a battlefield for a long time. You can say that I’ve returned to where I’m meant to be. Have you heard of the battle, The Siege of Lage City? That was the defence battle with the largest gap in power that I ever fought in. At the time, the city walls were littered with corpses. The places that were torn down were blocked up with corpses. However, that was a very good experience. That was the battle that showed who the brave soldiers were.”
Elizabeth looked down at the militia and opened her arms. In a dominant voice, she proudly exclaimed, “My proud soldiers, you may have never set foot on a battlefield before or seen death before, but you don’t need to be afraid. You were only militia in the past, but I hereby declare all of you participating in the battle, the peoples’ guardians! You are no longer just militia, but guardians guarding Troy City!g
The soldiers exchanged glances with each other. They didn’t whistle or kneel and cheer, but the Empress’s words filled them with pride.
They no longer had a reason to run.
They weren’t militia, but the peoples’ guardians. The peoples’ guardians had to protect the people and every inch of their land. Their Empress was right behind them. She stood atop the city wall with them. They had no reason to be afraid or flee.
“Your Majesty… will they be able to fight just because you conferred them that title? They just took on a title. It is not as though that increased their training…”
The Empress looked at the Valkyrie next to her. She pursed her lips into a small smile, “No, they’re warriors now. Skills do indeed matter, but the primary influence is their morale. A man who doesn’t fear death can’t be stopped. Don’t the anthropoids lack a concept of fear? If our soldiers are afraid, they won’t be able to defend the city.”